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[12/09/14 - 11:10 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, December 9
Updates include: David Costabile cast in Showtime's "Billions"; Christopher McDonald latest set for TNT's "Cocaine Cowboys"; and ABC developing Ken Follett's "Fall of Giants" as a limited series.

[12/09/14 - 03:46 PM]
Highly Anticipated "Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect" Game Coming Soon
Fans of the wildly popular TV series will have a chance to explore an original story, location and previously unknown chapter of the motorcycle club.

[12/09/14 - 03:33 PM]
Cuba Gooding Jr. Cast as O.J. Simpson, Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark in "American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson"
The first installment is based on the book "The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson" by Jeffrey Toobin.

[12/09/14 - 03:19 PM]
El Rey Network Gives Viewers a Chance to Experience Ridley Scott's Masterpiece "Blade Runner" in Spanish Accompanied by Custom Language Tutorials
"Practice Your Spanish with... Blade Runner" is the Spanish language version of the film accompanied by custom bumpers featuring tutorials in English.

[12/09/14 - 02:34 PM]
"Homeland" Delivers Its Best Episode Rating and Total Night of the Season for the Third Consecutive Week
Showtime spins the numbers for Sunday, December 7.

[12/09/14 - 02:27 PM]
"Monday Night Football" Helps ESPN Win the Night
ESPN spins the numbers for Monday, December 8.

[12/09/14 - 02:20 PM]
Electus International Sells Multiple Formats to Asian Broadcasters
The company has signed multiple first and second season format deals for "Fashion Star" and "Bet on Your Baby" to Asian broadcasters.

[12/09/14 - 02:05 PM]
Christmas Specials of ABC Family's "The Fosters" and "Switched at Birth" Soar to Multi-Month Highs in Total Viewers and Target Demos
ABC Family spins the numbers for Monday, December 8.

[12/09/14 - 01:47 PM]
New Season of "Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta" Premieres January 2nd
Now in its eighth season, the series follows brides as they search for their dream dress at premier bridal salon Bridals by Lori in Atlanta.

[12/09/14 - 01:47 PM]
Oscar(R) Host Neil Patrick Harris's Writing Team Announced for 87th Oscars(R)
Harris will lead the special material writing team alongside head writer Dave Boone.

[12/09/14 - 12:55 PM]
Crown Media Family Networks Continues Its Winning Streak as Both Networks Deliver Their Most Watched Week Ever in Primetime
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for the week of December 1-7.

[12/09/14 - 12:36 PM]
Rev Up Your Holiday Season with "12 Days of Velocity"
Beginning Sunday, December 14 through Thursday, December 25, Velocity will bring viewers the best of its hottest, most-watched series marathons.

[12/09/14 - 12:34 PM]
Star Goalkeeper Brad Friedel Joins FOX Sports Soccer Coverage
Friedel, an Ohio native, is currently a goalkeeper for Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur, and is a club Ambassador in the US.

[12/09/14 - 11:40 AM]
TNT's New Fantasy-Adventure Series "The Librarians" Ranks as the Week's Most-Watched Entertainment Program on Basic Cable
Turner spins the numbers for the week of December 1-7.

[12/09/14 - 11:38 AM]
Nickelodeon Scores Eighth Consecutive Weekly Win with Kids
Nickelodeon spins the numbers for the week of December 1-7.

[12/09/14 - 11:38 AM]
ABC Family's "25 Days of Christmas 2014" Powers Record Weekly Highs, Ranking the Network #1 for the Week in Prime in Key Demos
ABC Family spins the numbers for the week of December 1-7.

[12/09/14 - 10:42 AM]
Comedy Central Sets Winter Programming Schedule
Newcomers "This Is Not Happening" and "Big Time in Hollywood, FL" will join the previously announced returns of "Kroll Show," "Workaholics" and "Broad City."

[12/09/14 - 10:41 AM]
Bravo Media's "The Millionaire Matchmaker" Earns Most-Watched Season Premiere Ever with 1.5 Million Total Viewers, Up Double-Digits
Bravo spins the numbers for Sunday, December 7.

[12/09/14 - 10:18 AM]
The Fun Keeps On Coming to truTV with Series Renewals, Greenlights and More
"The Carbonaro Effect," "Fake Off" and "Friends of the People" are all due back on the cable channel.

[12/09/14 - 10:02 AM]
Showtime Anytime(R) Is Now Available on Xbox One - Network Introduces A New TV User Experience
With its Xbox One app, Showtime is introducing a new user interface for Showtime Anytime on the television, making it effortless for subscribers to marathon view series or resume programs where they left off.

[12/09/14 - 09:54 AM]
"60 Minutes" in Top 10 for the Seventh Straight Week - Longest Streak in Nearly Six Years
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, December 7.

[12/09/14 - 09:19 AM]
MTV's College Network Names Kaci Hickox and John Oliver 2014 "Woman and Man of the Year"
Every year, mtvU awards its "Woman and Man of the Year" recognition to pioneering leaders in the worlds of music, activism, pop culture and politics.

[12/09/14 - 09:04 AM]
TNT Orders Sixth Season of "Rizzoli & Isles"
The cable channel has ordered 18 episodes for season six, which is slated to launch in summer 2015.

[12/09/14 - 08:47 AM]
"The Voice" Wins Its Time Period Among the Big 4 in 18-49, Total Viewers and Nearly All Other Key Measures
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, December 8.

[12/09/14 - 08:40 AM]
Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Phylicia Rashad, Usher Raymond, John W. Thompson and Kanye West Announced as "The BET Honors" 2015 Extraordinary Honorees
"The BET Honors" 2015 will be taped at the historic Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, January 24 and will premiere on Monday, February 23 at 9:00/8:00c.

[12/09/14 - 08:30 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC, "The Voice" Continue Their Reign
The Peacock leads the night once again among total viewers and adults 18-49.

[12/09/14 - 08:26 AM]
ABC's "The Great Christmas Light Fight" Premiere Post Double-Digits Increases Year to Year in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 to Its Best Numbers Ever
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, December 8.

[12/09/14 - 07:56 AM]
Secrets, Lies and Drama Unfold in TeenNick's Brand-New Live-Action Mystery Series, "Open Heart," Premiering Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 9 P.M. (ET)
The series follows 16-year-old Dylan Blake (Karis Cameron), the rebellious daughter of a fractured family of doctors, as she uses her stint as a youth hospital volunteer to secretly investigate the disappearance of her father.

[12/09/14 - 07:56 AM]
NBCUniversal Unveils Radius, The First Fully Convergent Premium Fitness Media Brand
"Radius marks an exciting evolution in the industry as we make premium fitness accessible to anyone, anywhere, anytime by leveraging our media platforms, technology, and partnerships," said Nick Lehman.

[12/09/14 - 07:33 AM]
WWE(R) "Tribute to the Troops(R)" Holiday Special to Air on USA and NBC
The 12th annual WWE holiday special will air on USA Network as a part of "WWE Week" on Wednesday, December 17.

[12/09/14 - 07:01 AM]
Roc Nation Sports & FOX Sports Reach Three Event Agreement
The first event is scheduled for Friday, January 9 and airs on FOX Sports 1, live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and will feature boxing's brightest young stars in compelling match-ups.

[12/09/14 - 07:00 AM]
Fox Broadcasting Company and Fox International Channels Announce Global Premiere of 10-Episode Psychological Thriller "Wayward Pines," From Executive Producer, Director M. Night Shyamalan, Thursday, May 14, on FOX
The series stars Academy Award nominee Matt Dillon as a Secret Service agent on a mission to find two missing federal agents in the bucolic town of Wayward Pines, ID.

[12/09/14 - 06:39 AM]
USA Network and Universal Cable Productions Develop New Model to Bring Back Critically-Acclaimed Comedy "Playing House" for Season Two in 2015
The new windowing structure will allow viewers each week to watch the following week's episode on Video-On-Demand before it airs on USA.

[12/09/14 - 06:00 AM]
Lance Bass and Fiance Michael Turchin Share Their Romantic Road to the Altar and Exchange "I Do's" in Front of Family, Friends and a Few Million Fans
"Lance Loves Michael: The Lance Bass Wedding" airs February 5 at 8:00/7:00c only on E!

[12/09/14 - 04:52 AM]
Discovery Communications and Hulu Announce Robust New Distribution Agreement
Hulu also will gain exclusive subscription video-on-demand rights to Discovery Channel's hit series "Deadliest Catch."

[12/08/14 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Monday, December 8
Updates include: Pivot pulls its flagship nightly program "TakePart Live"; Mark Hamill to reprise role of The Trickster on "The Flash"; and Maggie Siff bound for Showtime's "Billions."

[12/08/14 - 05:00 PM]
Syfy Orders Six-Episode Swan Song for "Continuum"
The news was broken by co-star Rachel Nichols this afternoon via Twitter.

[12/08/14 - 04:30 PM]
Syfy Explores "Krypton" with Warner Horizon Television and DC Entertainment
The series follows The Man of Steel's grandfather as he brings hope and equality to Krypton, turning a planet in disarray into one worthy of giving birth to the greatest Super Hero ever known.

[12/08/14 - 03:09 PM]
"Sons of Anarchy" Creator/Showrunner Kurt Sutter and Charlie Hunnam to Discuss Series Finale on Final "Anarchy Afterword"
"Anarchy Afterword" has aired after six episodes this season, and Sutter has led the discussion on two of those episodes.

[12/08/14 - 02:40 PM]
NBC Olympics Wins Five of IOC's Prestigious Olympic Golden Rings for Sochi Presentation
NBC Olympics Executive Producer Jim Bell was in attendance in Monte Carlo to accept the five awards on behalf of NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus and the entire NBC Olympics division.

[12/08/14 - 01:26 PM]
FXX Orders Seventh and Final Season of "The League"
"Spoiler alert - We already know how it will all end - with credits and the theme song," said Jeff Schaffer.

[12/08/14 - 12:54 PM]
"The Big Bang Theory" Tops Week 9 in Live +7-Day Viewer Lift
CBS further spins the numbers for the week of November 17-23.

[12/08/14 - 12:15 PM]
7.3 Million Viewers Check Out TNT's "The Librarians"
TNT spins the numbers for Sunday, December 7.

[12/08/14 - 12:03 PM]
Sunday's College Football Playoff Selection Show Garners Strong Rating
ESPN spins the numbers for Sunday, December 7.

[12/08/14 - 11:30 AM]
Ten Years to the Day, National Geographic Channel Remembers the Tsunami That Devastated Southeast Asia, And Looks to the Future to Investigate When and Where It May Happen Next
"The Next Mega Tsunami" premieres Friday, December 26 at 9:00/8:00c on the network.

[12/08/14 - 11:18 AM]
2015 Jimmy V Men's Basketball Classic Matchups Announced
The 21st annual event will be on ESPN from New York City's famed Madison Square Garden.

[12/08/14 - 10:58 AM]
Fashion Offenders Are Judged for Their Clothing Crimes in New TLC Series "Style by Jury"
Hosted by style experts Louise Roe and Preston Konrad, the new series premieres Friday, February 13 at 9:30/8:30c.

[12/08/14 - 10:49 AM]
truTV Teams Up with Funny Or Die for "Friends of the People" Sneak Peek
Starting Wednesday, Funny Or Die will promote select sketches from the December 16 episode, while also directing users to a sneak peek of the full episode on the show's page.

[12/08/14 - 10:17 AM]
Live + 7 Ratings: ABC's "Modern Family" Is the Week's #1 Biggest Broadcast Gainer in TV Playback in Adults 18-49
ABC further spins the numbers for the week of November 17-23.

[12/08/14 - 10:15 AM]
Emma Roberts and Jamie Lee Curtis Join FOX's Upcoming Comedy-Horror Series "Scream Queens"
The first installment in the new anthology series revolves around a college campus which is rocked by a series of murders.







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[11/20/24 - 08:31 AM]
Netflix Greenlights Season 2 and Separate US Version of Popular Sidemen Series "Inside"
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[11/20/24 - 08:30 AM]
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[11/20/24 - 08:02 AM]
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[11/20/24 - 08:01 AM]
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[11/20/24 - 07:03 AM]
Video: ESPN Films Releases Official Trailer and Key Art for Upcoming 30 for 30 "The New York Sack Exchange," Chronicling the Rise of the New York Jets' Legendary Defensive Line, Debuting December 13 at 8pm ET on ESPN and ESPN+
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[11/20/24 - 07:01 AM]
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[11/20/24 - 06:34 AM]
Video: New Key Art and :30 Teaser Now Available for FX's "Alien: Earth"
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[11/20/24 - 06:01 AM]
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[11/19/24 - 01:38 PM]
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[11/19/24 - 01:00 PM]
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[11/19/24 - 12:58 PM]
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[11/19/24 - 12:01 PM]
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[11/19/24 - 11:30 AM]
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